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Southern Colorado boasts over 300 days a year of sunshine. No matter your life style there is some thing here for just about everybody. The Pueblo and Canon City areas are the best kept secrets in Colorado. And Trinidad is often called ‘The Victorian Jewel of Southern Colorado" Wether you are retiring, transferring with work or just want a change of pace Southern Colorado has much to offer.

The cost of living in Pueblo is under the national average according to the American Chamber of Research Association Index. Pueblo had an index of 90.1%, compared to a national average of 100% for participating cities. New construction in the Pueblo area starts under $200,000 and the average re sale home is $125,000. www.puebco.com / www.parcoonline.com

Reasons to live in Southern Colorado:

 Golf:

Desert Hawk at Pueblo West - Public  /Pueblo Country Club - Private /Cattails Golf Club - Alamosa Public

Challenger Golf Course - Crestone Public /Grandote Peaks Golf Club - La Veta Public

High Country Golf Club - Red Feather Lakes Public /Links at Cougar Canyon - Trinidad Public

Monte Vista Country Club - Monte Vista Public /Rio Grande Club - South Fork Resort Private

Saint Andrew at WestCliffe /Sedgwick County Golf Course - Julesburg Public

Sumo Golf Village - Florence Semi Private /Trinidad Golf Course Public

Walsenburg Golf Course Public

 

Fishing www.trails.com/activity

White Water rafting http://www.coloradodirectory.com/

Hiking www.trails.com

Biking www.cyclepass.com

Parks www.parks.state.co.us

Skiing

Monarch Ski Area /Purgatory Ski Resort/Wolf Creek Ski Area /Ski Sante Fe /Taos Ski Village /Red River

Ski Rio  /Angel Fire Resort

The Arts:

Sangre de Cristo Arets and Conference Cernter

Colorado Springs Philharmonic

Center for the Arts in Crested Butte

Denver Art Museum

Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre in Grand Lake

Western Colorado Center for the Arts in Grand Junction

Dining Guide: www.restauranteur.com

Professional Sports:

Colorado Avalanche Hockey /Colorado Chill Women’s Basketball /Colorado Eagles Hockey

Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse /Colorado Rapids Soccer /Colorado Rockies Baseball

Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball /Denver Broncos Football /Denver Nuggets Basketball

Zoos:

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Denver Zoo in Denver, Colorado
Pueblo Zoo in Pueblo, Colorado

Colorado Wildlife: www.coloradowildlife.org/ 

 

 
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2 Comments on Reasons why people move to Southern Colorado

Many people came out here, on vacation during college and fell in love with the mountains and came back.  It's nice and warm in Pueblo


Rod

05/15/2007 09:35 AM by Rod Tinsley (Tinsley, Inc)


I think Colorado is a great place to visit.

I just got back from a business trip in Denver and I played a great Colorado Golf Resort called Pole Creek.

Pole Creek Golf Resort is everything a Colorado mountain golf vacation should be stunning alpine views, cool clear mountain air, and the perfect amount of serenity.

http://www.polecreekgolf.com/

08/20/2007 04:46 PM by Alex Arango


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